Playing cards



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Patented May 317, @277.

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FLORENCE QUEEN, 01E? LWJEEIPQOL, ENGLAND.

PLAYING CARDS.

Appliatlon filed November 28, 1925. Serial No. 71,938.

This invention relates to improvementsin playing cards. The main objectof the nuvention is to provide means whereby the difierent suits ofso-called monarchial playing cards can be readily distinguished fromeach other than at present. Further objects will be apparent from thefollowing description and the scope of the invention will be defined inthe appended claims. According to my invention 1 provide a pack offiftytwo cards or four suits of the usual whist cards, but I display thepips on a black background which is the same for each suit, and Ifurther provide means to distinguish the various suits, additional tothe present difierences in external shape,

lln a preferred form oi the invention, 1 make the pips of each suit ofdili erent colours.

Figures 1-4 of the accompanying drawing illustrate one form of theinvention, in which I provide a black background and I mark spades inyellow (Fig. 3) diamonds in white (Fig. 1) clubs in green (Fig. 4-) andhearts in red (Fig. 2) though, of course, these colours may be varied.For this purpose ll refer to white as a colour.

with a white background.

In another modification of the invention 1 provide a black backgroundand I make the pips of triangular, square, starlikeor circular form,each being of a diderent colour.

In a further modification of the invention the additional means ofdistinction are provided by making the hearts and diamonds red, but withwhite spots in the centre of the hearts and small black diamonds overthe lar e red diamonds, while making the clubs an spades black, but withred and white spots respectively in the centres thereof.

Any of these arrangements considerably reduce the liability to revoke,since each suit pip is distinguished from all others by color as well asby shape. The color distinction is much clearer when using a black thanThe dark background shows up the different colors, and is also of greatimportance r'rom the point of View of economy and use, as the blackbackground does not appear soiled so soon as the white background.Further, by the provision of the black background, an extra choice ofcolor is aflorded, and four colors may be picked as noted which arereadily distinguishable in all lights, even with a yellow gas light(white being considered a color for this purpose). The black backgroundifurther aliords a greater contrast without a dazzling etl'ect on theeye, since a light spot on a dark background is more easilydistinguished than a dark spot on a light. background with the samerelative illumination.

I declare that what ll claim is 1. A pack of whist cards in which thepips are displayed on a black background which is the same for each suitand are so coloured that the pips of each suit can be distinguished fromthe pips of any other suit by means other than external shape.

2. A pack of whist cards in which each card has a black background ofthe same colour displaying the pips so that the pips of each suit difierin colour from the pips of each other suit.

3. A pack ot' whist cards in which the pips of each suit oi the usualshape are displayed on a black background and are of different coloursfrom the pips of each other suit.

4. A. pack or monarchial cards in whichall cards of all suits have ablack background with charncteristically-shaped pips thereon todistinguish the suits, said pips of each suit being of a colorcontrasting with said background and differing from the colors for theother suits, so that the several suits are distinguished from each otherby shape and color.

llu witnezs whereof, l have hereunto signed my name this 12th day'ot'Now, 1925.

FLORENCE CUHEN.

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